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Packing-Gasket
Patent for a packing gasket comprising a soft metal sleeve formed to a non-leaking joint between connected pipes.
Date:
November 6, 1920
Creator:
Allison, Jesse H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Tie Buckle
Patent for a bale-tie buckle.
Date:
November 6, 1911
Creator:
Armstrong, James E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve-Grinding Machine
Patent for a simple valve grinding machine designed to be efficient and easy to use, as well as more secure (within a valve casing) than previous models.
Date:
November 6, 1918
Creator:
Branning, Willie F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Grapple.
Patent for a grapple, a device "for handling brick - that is, for moving brick from one point to another" (lines 13-14).
Date:
November 6, 1900
Creator:
Brownfield, James G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gearing for Peanut-Harvesters.
Patent for an improved type of gearing for peanut harvesters, with illustrations.
Date:
November 6, 1917
Creator:
Brummett, Sinclair H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Track Appliance for Automatic Stops
Patent for a new and improved track appliance for automatic stops in relation to railway trains.
Date:
November 6, 1917
Creator:
Bulla, Melbern B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pneumatic Conveyer
Patent for pneumatic conveyor to handle cotton seeds that are being discharged. This particular conveyor uses air currents to operate it.
Date:
November 6, 1917
Creator:
Caffey, Charles B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plant-Protector.
Patent for improvements in plant-protection by providing a foraminous hood for young plants. This particular plant-protector is protect melon type and vegetable of similar qualities against worms, grubs, lice and other pests.
Date:
November 6, 1917
Creator:
Cook, John H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stovepipe-Anchor for Tents
Patent for a "stove pipe anchor for use on tents and other portable structures" (lines 9-12) in order to reduce draft and prevent "entrance of the elements" (lines 14-15) through the hole in the tent, including illustrations and instructions.
Date:
November 6, 1917
Creator:
Fitch, Morgan L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Filter
Patent for "a new and improved filter which is simple and durable in construction and easily and conveniently cleaned without disturbing the gravel" (lines 13-17).
Date:
November 6, 1889
Creator:
Fretz, Emil & Waespi, Jacob
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Coat Rack
Patent for a coat rack. Illustration included.
Date:
November 6, 1906
Creator:
Gragg, Joe Lee
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator and Planter.
Patent for improvement to the "manner of mounting and adjusting the swinging frames [of planters], and to enable the said swinging frames to be readily adjusted vertically" (lines 12-15).
Date:
November 6, 1900
Creator:
Graves, Elbert G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Blade Holder.
Patent for an improved blade-holder that is simple in construction and can be manufactured at a lower cost. It is designed to "permit of the blades being readily and quickly assembled in the holder and permanently clamped therein to prevent any accidental displacement or movement of the blades from such holder during the stropping." (lines 16-21), including illustrations.
Date:
November 6, 1917
Creator:
Harriss, Wade H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gate.
Patent for an improved, simple, and inexpensive swinging gate that is strong, durable, and doesn't sag. It can be fully opened and easily conteracted.
Date:
November 6, 1894
Creator:
Hefner, John M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mirror Attachment for Bureaus.
Patent for an adjustable mirror attachment for bureaus.
Date:
November 6, 1900
Creator:
Horton, Mary Blanche
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Boring Drill
Patent for rotary boring drill with explanation and the accompanying illustrations.
Date:
November 6, 1917
Creator:
Hughes, Howard R
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lock
Patent for a lock. Illustration included.
Date:
November 6, 1906
Creator:
Katzenberger, Oscar
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Washing Dishes, Fruits, &c.
Patent for a new and improved washing machine. This design "is supported horizontally over a proper fireplace or stove and . . . water introduced to fill it to a point just below the perforated detachable bottom, and the pump mechanism then set in motion. When the plunger ascends, it draws water from the water-space and extension through the valve up into the pump-chamber. When the plunger descends, it forces said water upward past the valve into the water-spaces . . . through the perforations . . . and into the washing-chamber, the water . . . washing quickly and thoroughly the articles" (lines 78-91).
Date:
November 6, 1888
Creator:
King, Charles Rufus
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench
Patent for a wrench. Illustration included.
Date:
November 6, 1906
Creator:
Land, Henry Clay
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ribbon Holder.
Patent for a new and improved ribbon holder. This design consists in "[a] rotary ribbon-holder case made in sections having slots and arc-latches, and the removable rotary-spindles, having squared portions to engage the spools and projecting heads, formed with necks to engage the arc-latches and key-sets" (lines 70-75).
Date:
November 6, 1883
Creator:
Lane, Isaac Theophilus
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Picking Spindle
Patent for a cotton-picking spindle that does not damage the cotton fibers.
Date:
November 6, 1917
Creator:
Lightfoot, Exta
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Planter.
Patent for a new and improved planter. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the rear of beam, the notched cleat, the handle cross-bar, and the hooks, whereby the hopper may be conveniently attached and detached . . . [and] [t]he pivoted gates, having extensions with a series of holes, with the hopper-bottom plate having holes besides the regular seed-outlet, and the pins" (lines 64-72).
Date:
November 6, 1883
Creator:
Lindsey, William M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clothes Pin
Patent for a clothes pin. This clothing pin is made of wire and designed to be used for hanging clothes on a line. Illustration included.
Date:
November 6, 1906
Creator:
Luster, Thomas A. & Stewart, James W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stand for Rolled Goods.
Patent for a merchant stand for improved storage and movement of various forms of rolled fabrics and other textiles.
Date:
November 6, 1919
Creator:
Luzenberg, Edward A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History